The Dallas City Council is back from its month-long summer vacation. The horseshoe was only adjourned for five weeks, but some major events — like the flooding in Central Texas, the start of a legislative special session and ongoing redistricting drama — made that feel like a loooooooong five weeks.

Which is to say, if you have no memory of where the council left things off back in June, that’s okay. We’re here for you.

A few things were done right before Marilla Street went on vacation: the council overwhelmingly approved an overhaul of the city parking code and adopted a long-awaited update to the city’s bike plan.

Even still, the council broke for the summer with a few significant issues still unaddressed or unfinished, and facing those agenda items will likely be a priority in t

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